To send a Sports Short announcement about your community or recreational sporting event, please email sports@fosters.com, mail 150 Venture Drive, Dover, NH 03820 or fax us at 603-749-7079. If you are e-mailing your announcement, please paste it in the body of the email. Do not send email attachments. DO NOT SEND COPY IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS and please submit in paragraph form. Please note: If your item is time sensitive, do not send at the last moment (i.e. the day before or the day of the event). It is suggested that you submit your item at least 10 days before the event to insure that it receives proper placement in a timely manner.

Rochester Sports Hall of Fame nominations

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Elks Sports Hall of Fame Committee is currently seeking nominations for the 23rd Hall of Fame event to be held in May, 2013. Nominations are being accepted for athletes and contributors who are at least 21 years old. Forms are available on the website at www.rochestershof.com or at the Rochester Elks Lodge and may be submitted online or mailed to PO Box 385, Rochester, NH 03866. Nominations must be received before Jan. 1, 2013 to be considered for the 2013 class.

Dover baseball clinics

DOVER — Dover Baseball is pleased to announce that we have secured five spots at USA Training Center in Newington for this winter. This is a 15 week program that will run from Jan. 1 to April 15. The cost for 15 weeks is $100. The sessions will be run by Dover Baseball coaches. Register by visiting www.dovernhbaseball.org.

Portsmouth Elks hoop shoot

PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Lodge of Elks No. 97 will conduct local qualifying for the 39th Annual Elks Hoop Shoot, the national free throw shooting contest for youngsters ages 8 through 13, on Dec. 9 at the Connie Bean Community Center in Portsmouth.

The Connie Bean Center is located inside the new Portsmouth Middle School, at 155 Parrott Avenue.

This competition is free and open to all area boys and girls who will be between the ages of 8 and 13 on April 1, 2013. Registration begins at 11 a.m., with the competition to follow. All youngsters will receive a T-shirt and certificate of participation from the Elks.

The boy and girl in each age group with the best scores advance through four tiers of competition to qualify for the national finals, which will be held this year at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. All participants must present a valid birth certificate on the day of the event. For more information, contact event organizer Stan Maddock at 603-817-2784.

Great Bay Volleyball Club Boys Training Academy

DURHAM — Great Bay Volleyball Club will offer a program for high school aged boys looking to develop their volleyball skills and IQ. The program will run 12 Saturdays, 4 to 6 p.m., from Dec. 8 to March 4 at Oyster River High School. The cost is $200.

It will help improve each player’s chance of making a team now or in the future; whether it is for this club, their high school team or any other team. Any player interested in learning will be welcomed regardless of their level of knowledge or skill, within the limitations of court space and available coaches.

Cory Lund and Sean Stewart are the coaches.

If you have any questions about the program, please do not hesitate to contact Sean Stewart through email at sbh24@wildcats.unh.edu or through phone at 603-401-8389.

Youth Winter Indoor Soccer

SOMERSWORTH — Winter indoor youth soccer on Saturday mornings with coach Connie Roy will take place Jan. 12 through Feb. 16, 9-9:45 a.m., ages 3-4; 10-11 a.m., ages 5-6; 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. ages 7-10. Sessions will be held at the Works Health and Fitness Center. Call or or stop by the program desk to register 603-742-2163, ext 41

ROCHESTER — The Spaulding High School Boys and Girls Basketball Boosters are having a spaghetti dinner to raise money for a second scoreboard at the Rochester Community Center on Dec. 9, 5 to 7:30 p.m., at American Legion Post 7 on Eastern Avenue in Rochester.

The cost is $6 per person, $25 for a family (5 or more). Tickets sold at the door. There will also be a 50/50 raffle and possibly an auction for prizes

Spaulding seeks asst. wrestling coach

ROCHESTER — Spaulding High School is seeking candidates for assistant wrestling coach that may or may not have prior coaching experience at a public or private high school. Please submit cover letter, resume and three current letters of recommendation to: Kevin Hebert, Athletic Director, Spaulding High School 130 Wakefield Street, Rochester, NH 03867. Applications can be found at www.rochesterschools.com and applications can be emailed to Kevin Hebert at hebert.k@rochesterschools.com.

Nute High School seeking varsity spirit coach

MILTON — Nute High School is seeking a varsity spirit coach for the 2012-2013 winter season. All interested applicants should contact Howie Drolet, Athletic Director at 603-652-4591 or email howie.drolet@sau64.org.